RemoteControl,cont’d

The SW RGB and SW YUV A Series switchers can be remotely controlled via the switcher’s rear panel Remote connector (figure 4-1). Remote control devices can be:

A host device (such as a computer or control system)

An IR 102 Universal remote control kit

A contact closure device such as an Extron KP 6 Keypad Control or a locally- constructed device.

Three remote control methods are available:

Extron’s Simple Instruction Set

Extron’s Windows-based control program

Contact closure

5

 

1

Pin

RS-232

Contact closure

Function

 

1

In #1

Input #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

TX

Transmit data (-)

9

6

 

3

RX

Receive data (+)

Female

 

 

4

In #2

Input #2

1

 

5

 

5

Gnd

Gnd

Signal ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

In #3

Input #3

6

9

 

7

In #4

Input #4

 

Male

 

8

In #5

Input #5

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

In #6

Input #6

Figure 4-1 — Remote connector pinout

The RS-232 protocol of the rear panel RS-232/Remote connector is a follows:

• 9600 baud

• No parity

• 1 stop bit

• No flow control

The cable used to connect the Remote port to a computer, control system, contact closure device, or IR control kit may need to be modified by removing pins or cutting wires. If unneeded pins are connected, the switcher may hang up.

For RS-232 control and IR control, use a control cable with only pins 2, 3, and 5 connected. Otherwise, either cut the wires to the other pins in hard-shelled connectors or remove the unneeded pins from molded plugs. See Simple Instruction Set, for definitions of the SIS commands and Windows-Based Control Program details on how to install and use the control software.

For contact closure, use a control cable with pins 2 and 3 NOT connected. Otherwise, either cut the wires to these pins in hard-shelled connectors or remove these pins from molded plugs. See Contact Closure, for information on how to make a remote contact closure device.

Simple Instruction Set

Host-to-switcher instructions

SIS commands consist of one or more characters per field. No special characters are required to begin or end a command character sequence. When a command is valid, the switcher executes the command and sends a response to the host device. All responses, from the switcher to the host, end with a carriage return and a line feed (CR/LF = ), which signals the end of the response character string. A string is one or more characters.

4-2 SW RGB and YUV A Switchers • Remote Control

Page 30
Image 30
Extron electronic SW YUV A, SW RGB manual RemoteControl,cont’d, Simple Instruction Set, Host-to-switcher instructions